Castor oil to induce pregnancy at 38 weeks. 1 cm dilated.

I am 18 weeks pregnant and 2 days and dilated to 1 cm. I am so uncomfortable and am trying it all! I had sex on monday night and dilated to 1 cm by tuesday night. I had sex again, but so far no contractions or anything. So today I decided to try castor oil. I took 3 tablespoons straight! Gross and I'll never try it again! I still have the after taste stuck in my mouth! This was at 1:45. I went for a long walk after and so far nothing! It is 4:00 now. I don't even have to poop (which I know I'm backed up) or having contractions. Now please don't judge, what is done is done! I just want to know if it worked on anyone and how long it took before they started having contractions. Baby is also sitting low, she dropped about a week ago.

I used caster oil with one of my kids. It took *way* more than 3 tablespoons to make it work. I almost took a whole bottle. Slow/easy contractions started a few hours later, I got totally cleaned out, and the baby was born two days later.

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Answered
10/9/13

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She meant 38 weeks, look at the title! Just a mistype. The baby wouldn&#39;t have &quot;dropped about a week ago&quot; if she was only 18 weeks. Use common sense.
Sorry. Well, it isn&#39;t too late for the castor oil to hit you, just be sure to drink TONS of water to prevent yourself from becoming dehydrated, which could cause problems for the baby. Keep walking, (I&#39;d stay close to a bathroom just in case, hehe), and don&#39;t just have sex, have rough sex. I do NOT mean strange stuff, and I know it isn&#39;t easy to do many positions that far along, but just have some hard, fast sex. The night I went into labor I had spent a couple hours scrubbing pots and pans, then had rough sex. I had also walked a lot the previous weeks.
I&#39;ve also heard of people douching with pineapple juice, because its acidic and could possibly help your cervix efface. Never tried it, never will, but research it if you want.

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Answered 10/9/13

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Wow your really dumb, 18 weeks pregnant and trying to get the baby out, I know this post is old but my God..

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Answered 2/8/15

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18 weeks? your baby is still a peanut and if delivered anytime soon has next to no chance of survival. Are you trying to have a stillborn baby? what the hell are you thinking?

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Answered 10/9/13

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Yes, I hope I&#39;m not only 18 weeks! that was a mistype! I&#39;m 38 weeks

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